Capitol Murder: A Novel Of Suspense

2 Ratings:
3.5

A Book By Phillip Margolin

Private investigator Dana Cutler and attorney Brad Miller have overcome more than a few daunting challenges and powerful enemies to see justice done. Against tremendous odds, they successfully unmasked an American president's involvement in a chain … see full wiki

This book has a number of interesting plots happening at once. A serial killer(Little) is trying to get a new trial because one of the murders he was convicted for was committed by somebody else. A group of terrorists plan to blow up a football stadium and a Senator appears to be up to dirty dealings. These three things will somehow later converge and the author keeps the reader guessing as to how this will come about. What made this book not necessarily great is that the four main characters (Brad, … more

Phillip Margolin uses a three pronged approach to this story. First we have serial killer Clarence Little. He murders and mutilates young women. When one of the cases he was found guilty of, reveals tainted evidence, that case is overturned and his other cases are revisited. Brad Miller, an attorney was active in compiling the evidence that led to Little's conviction being overturned. Then Miller learns that Little has escaped from prison … more